Facebook sees slowest growth in 2 years (but user base soars)
Facebook has seen its slowest growth in quarterly revenue in two years as higher spending on research and development ate into profits.
Author: Robin Langford
Google profits get ad revenue boost
Google has enjoyed a 4% increase in profits to $3.59bn (£2.38bn), as strong advertising sales helped to calm investor fears that growth was slowing at the web giant.
Google reveals what it knows about you
Google has launched a new feature that lets user download their entire Google search history- giving a glimpse into what the search giant knows about their web habits for the benefit of advertisers.
Facebook takes internet.org to Indonesia despite criticism
Facebook’s free internet initiative Internet.org has been officially launched in Indonesia, despite coming under criticism for threatening ‘net neutrality’ in India earlier this month.
Ad retargeting ‘performs better than search or email’ (infographic)
Retargeting has grown in popularity as marketers use consumers’ previous Internet actions to encourage them to make a previously abandoned sale. New research suggests the practice is becoming more effective than search and email in winning conversions.
1 in 3 Brits have tried (and failed) to quit social media
A new study has revealed that the majority of Brits (58 per cent) think that social media has a negative impact on their friendships, with nearly two thirds fearing their friendships are becoming more superficial.
Garmin debuts first combined sat-nav and dash cam
Digital mapping firm Garmin has launched a portable GPS and a Dashcam in new device.
Adblock Plus ruled legal by German court
In a blow to publishers and advertisers (and a victory for consumers) a German court in Hamburg has ruled that the practice of blocking advertising is legitimate.
Can social media win elections? Twitter ‘inspires some to change vote’
UK newspaper the Sun once famous declared it was them “what won” the 1992 general election. But are social networks the new kingmakers of modern politics? New research suggests that 34% of UK Twitter users have changed their vote from one party to another based on something they have seen on the social network.
UK ad spend hits four year high as digital dominates
Digital ad spend grew 5.8% increase in 2014, with digital now accounting for most investment, according to new research.